Glycosaminoglycan polymerization may enable osmotically inactive Na+ storage in the skin.
D000818:Animals; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009995:Osmosis; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
D004798:Enzymes; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011108:Polymers; D012964:Sodium